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approve military command headquarters in Kuwait Paraguay reimburses depositors after Ueno Bank seizure Bangladesh tribunal warns Hasina faces execution if she returns Israeli forces kill 14-year-old in West Bank as arson attacks continue Hungary detains Viktor Orbán's brother in people-smuggling probe Governments tighten rules on minors' online safety and AI assistants Data-centre backlash grows in the US, Nordic Europe and Thailand Alibaba's chip unit T-Head files confidentially for Hong Kong IPO Pope Leo draws an estimated 2.5 million to Mass in Buenos Aires Malaysian court clears Najib to start house arrest Pentagon removes WuXi AppTec from list of Chinese military companies US skips UN human rights review again Last Russian diesel tanker bound for US turns back Spanish train drivers strike after two deadly crashes as nationwide walkout looms Saudi liquidity squeeze adds pressure as PIF weighs fundraising Egypt detains rail staff as inquiry finds safety failures before deadly crash Anthropic sets IPO price range valuing it at up to $1.4tn Russia, Ukraine and US resume Abu Dhabi talks as Europe's role is contested Trump calls Iran war "effectively over" as Tehran denies talks Nvidia shares fall as FBI and board probe CEO Huang's affair Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles over Riyadh as Houthi war escalates Hot US inflation cements Fed hike as ECB and Bank of England lean toward more tightening Three tankers burn in Hormuz as US and Iran contest the strait Russia hits Ukraine's grid and Dnipro bridges as Ukrainian drones hit Russian industry Arrests ordered after deadly Izmir steel plant explosion Hegseth calls impeachment bid 'sabotage' as House vote nears Australia to create AI safety regulator after OpenAI agent breach France summons Iran's envoy and weighs sanctions over supermarket fridge cyberattack Brazil tables fossil-fuel exit roadmap at COP31 as Guterres urges action China's trade surplus passes $1 trillion as exports keep surging US moves tankers from second UK base after Iran threat Gaza floods leave tents under water as Israeli strikes go on Oil falls below $90 as Hormuz LNG and crude flows recover SoftBank swings to loss while TSMC shows resilient AI chip demand Canary Islands declare emergency as nearly 6,000 migrants arrive in ten days Iran lifts 2,000 km missile range limit and unveils underground missile city Merz threatens to block EU budget unless all members share Ukraine funding Fog-driven motorway pile-up kills at least 12 in Bulgaria Poland mourns Krakow shooting victims as gunman's interest in Breivik emerges US, China and Russia struggle to agree format for planned APEC leaders' meeting Violence in northern Nigeria drives tens of thousands into Niger Israel's new Knesset sworn in without a government Indonesian vice president Gibran to resign, presidential office says Russia-linked espionage arrests in Poland and the UK, including a US soldier California voters reject one-time billionaire wealth tax Gulf states approve military command headquarters in Kuwait Paraguay reimburses depositors after Ueno Bank seizure Bangladesh tribunal warns Hasina faces execution if she returns Israeli forces kill 14-year-old in West Bank as arson attacks continue Hungary detains Viktor Orbán's brother in people-smuggling probe Governments tighten rules on minors' online safety and AI assistants Data-centre backlash grows in the US, Nordic Europe and Thailand Alibaba's chip unit T-Head files confidentially for Hong Kong IPO Pope Leo draws an estimated 2.5 million to Mass in Buenos Aires Malaysian court clears Najib to start house arrest Pentagon removes WuXi AppTec from list of Chinese military companies US skips UN human rights review again Last Russian diesel tanker bound for US turns back Spanish train drivers strike after two deadly crashes as nationwide walkout looms Saudi liquidity squeeze adds pressure as PIF weighs fundraising Egypt detains rail staff as inquiry finds safety failures before deadly crash

Symbolic image: Hegseth calls impeachment bid 'sabotage' as House vote nears

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Hegseth calls impeachment bid 'sabotage' as House vote nears

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected Rep. Thomas Massie's impeachment articles as a 'farce'. The House could vote this week.

At the first Pentagon briefing since May, held on Tuesday, 10 November, Hegseth said Massie was driven by ego and wanted to damage the president, and that policy disputes belong with Congress or voters. Hegseth warned that the effort tells Iran and the cartels that the US punishes its own troops, and compared it to the failed attempts to impeach Trump. Trump backed Hegseth on Truth Social and called Massie a 'TOTAL LOSER'. Asked whether Trump's support was secure, Hegseth said the president should speak for himself.

The charges

Massie, a Kentucky Republican, filed eight articles on Monday, 9 November, after a first filing in September. They accuse Hegseth of running Iran operations beyond 90 days without authorization, having alleged drug smugglers killed in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, unlawful operations in Yemen and Venezuela, and retaliating against critics. Hegseth argues that the April ceasefire with Tehran stopped the War Powers clock.

Votes and the Senate

Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries backs impeachment, and Sen. Ted Cruz expects the House to approve it. Removal would need two-thirds of the Senate, where Democrats take the majority in January. Massie lost the primary to Trump-endorsed Ed Gallrein and leaves Congress then.